Szinte minden csónakon érkező illegális állandó lakosi vízumot kap.
Figures released under Freedom of Information laws show that the Immigration Department approved 94 per cent of all refugee status claims from people arriving illegally by boat, after initial assessments and independent merits reviews, between October 2008 and December 22 last year.
In stark contrast, the department approved only 39 per cent of protection visa requests for non-boat arrivals in the first half of this financial year, or 909 people from the 2321 people who applied.
A csónakon érkezettek 94%-a, a repülővel érkezetteknek csak 39%-a kap menekült státuszt és a vele járó állandó lakosi vízumot.